Get to know Peor better with 4 real example sentences.
Context around Peor
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Peor
- In this selection, "peor" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, baal and allegedly stand out and add context to how "peor" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at baal peor and of and matter of peor which is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "peor" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with peor
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The worship of Baal-Peor allegedly involved licentiousness, orgies, and immorality. (11 words)
The story of the plague at Baal-peor and of Cozbi and Zimri Num. xxv. 14, 15. follows. (18 words)
When Balaam saw that he could not curse the children of Israel, the Rabbis assert that he advised Balak, as a last resort, to tempt the Hebrew nation to immoral acts and, through these, to the worship of Baal-peor. (40 words)
With God's protection taken from him, Balaam is later listed among the Midianites who were killed in revenge for the "matter of Peor," which is where Balaam showed King Balak how to trap the Israelites so that God might destroy them. (42 words)
When Balaam saw that he could not curse the children of Israel, the Rabbis assert that he advised Balak, as a last resort, to tempt the Hebrew nation to immoral acts and, through these, to the worship of Baal-peor. (40 words)
The story of the plague at Baal-peor and of Cozbi and Zimri Num. xxv. 14, 15. follows. (18 words)
Example sentences (4)
The worship of Baal-Peor allegedly involved licentiousness, orgies, and immorality.
The story of the plague at Baal-peor and of Cozbi and Zimri Num. xxv. 14, 15. follows.
When Balaam saw that he could not curse the children of Israel, the Rabbis assert that he advised Balak, as a last resort, to tempt the Hebrew nation to immoral acts and, through these, to the worship of Baal-peor.
With God's protection taken from him, Balaam is later listed among the Midianites who were killed in revenge for the "matter of Peor," which is where Balaam showed King Balak how to trap the Israelites so that God might destroy them.